Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-21
SINGER AND FAMILIES.
tbs Numerous Pr8geny Lei bY Tie Sew-
Ing Machine Inyentor-ElYe Wives
AID Twenty -Four Children Who
Bore his Il al or As.umed Eamss-F3ss
Early Struggi-s Win Puycrty-Yast
TeElth WEIch ~ Acquired.
Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune.
tr.day, September >, Victor Nicholas
Reubsaet, VIccmp.a d. E5teubursh, bu,
bes! known of Isto years as the DGkc de
Campo Sslce, died suddenly ct the Cla-
teau du B.osGvilla, N Normandy. lie
was suffering from lesrt disease, aid had
never completely recovered from the
shock he received at NJ ntole during 1he
earthquake. The dad mans end is said
to have been hasteLed by cruel trick Of
che Of his enemies, who sent en- en-
ploye Of the Pompes Funebres to his
mousse TO take measurements for his COT
IN. The Duke was the second husband
CT Mrs. Isabella Eugene Singer, the
third legal wife OF Isaac II. Singer, the
inventor OF sewing machine.
The Duke had nothing but his title
Wnen ne married Mrs. Singer; but she
was wealthy, Gnd they attempted virtually
to buy their way into polite society in
Paris. Ia this they were hsrdIy success
ia. The Duke was a musician OF much
ability and he and his American wife
awe many enjoyable musicales 1T their
house in Avenue Kleber, Paris. He had
q splendid COLLECTION OF victims, among
which was : genuine Strad.ysyius Bu.
wasn Re WIS buried few OF those
Tao were 50 prompt to respond to
invitations y the d. al mans ftIcs anj
concerts thought is WoIta while 10 attend
his taneTaI
July IS Mss Winn.retta Singer VS.
married il P4r5 10 pine: Louis de
Scey M9Ht5elliard0. sac is tie daueheer
OF the Duchess, and her msuisge to
Princes Louis is supp sd to have been
the result Of bef desire 10 p0.s IS q home
OF her 9YD, anj protection from the I'M
oortanities Of her mothers Impecunious
out entefprisiEg husband. Now death
has relieved her OF lie OLD Dukes pres
cncei Gnf she msv hsve occasion to re.
get her haste. U.r wedding Was win
nasst i by her second brother WSsAtI gsor.
and Franklin, another brother w4s chisf
mour&er ct the funeral Of her steD-fa.har
the Duke.
These few facts serve to bring to mind
something about Singer and his nrmer-
Gus wives ard progeny. The inventor
Was : millionaire, father Of twenty-Eovr
children, srd head Of five separate fami-
Les. Nj. Singers estate when he d;ed
~&s ingentoried ct 4bCut 5000, 900. but
il proved to amount to about tuice taat
sam. lie was born II Schaehticlke, \. 1
&nd in early naah0od lived from hand
10 mouth, IS r W0CG-turner and general
maChaEjc.
In 1880 ne was married hy 9 country
Squire 10 Miss Cathariue n. Haley. his
fast child was bern in 1854 They tatn
lived in Waterloo, n. y, and he vss :
shi1uess fellow capable Of turning his
h22d TO apy 50T5 Of work, hut lot doing
well al cry thing, lie yes given to cor |
sorting WIZ other women besides his |
vile, and gave eyidelcC OF being & Batu- |
ri born 2C.or, able 10 initiate any living
thing be h3a ever leSrd OF seen. r. 1887 |
3 child Yves born to them II NV Yo-E
City, 6n1 from there be s1Src2d out IS . |
5trol!ing player. From the steaa On /
winch nc was performing iii Baltimore /
one night he sS very beautiful woman. /
eighteen years Old. H. became Cnanore8 |
Of her, sought her f1thcr's house, intro
tUc7d himself, proposed in time, md |
was accep.e5.
This wss Mary Ar1 Spoaslar, wife or
No. > Singer hurried 10
New York to Ct wife No, ! ard FER ia-al-
~ cut Of the Way, and he and she Qusr-
relied and separated. lie took Mary Ann
Sp2nsler 10 New York, and when she IN
sisted tha. he must marry her he told her
e was IN trouble with Gnollcc woman,
la ne had just grounds for 8 divorce,
and thai sitter he Lad got i; re would
nava their relationship legEHzad. Miss
52onsler had 10 share . great deal oi
poverty with him, even more, indae6.
han Mrs. Singer had endured, Mis-
~p0Dsler took lessons to fit herself
Tor the sts1e, ard with ter husband,
under the name Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Merritt, played temperance pieces in
all over the country. For four
teen years they followed this life. She
called him "fsther' and he called her
wife" They We're wretctedly poor.
they rad in the word was in
he one-horEe VS. gcn in which they wen
7ered about, and time Grd time again
hey had to paws thee and its contents,
and their HoTse, to get f0CC. While tbey
were in Cdtc8go be Invented reapirg
and later en- 8 machine fer
carving type. lie began 10 have
money in consequence. IL 1850 he had
the inventions that made
Up the Singer sewing machine, from
Which he WAS in time TO accumulate the
colossal fortune he finally left behind
hin. Again he went to New Y0.k, and
his time it was TO set up IN a stylish es-
adjustment at No. II Fifth avenue. The
irsg and only true Mrs. Singer seems
hen to have been forgotten Sae was
living in Brooklyn. No. 3 wss every
where regarded as the inventors wife
Nee people visited the house. Her visit
ng cards and invitations to parties that
ihe gave bore the name of Mrs. I M.SiD-
ger. She ordered G eds at the dry goods
md other stores IS Mrs. Singer, and Mr..
Singer paid the bills. she end her com.
osnion visited Der people in Baltimore as
nan ard wife, and SO registered wherever
hey stopped in hotels. She bore him ten
children. Cath2riue HsIey had borne
lin two children. He used 10 boost that
'oys and sifIs came alternately to him
lie had huge ana gsudy vehicle, capable
II seating twenty-five persons, and in
his, with Miss Spo4sler ami the ten
he used 10 ride in tie parks
very dsg. In 1850, twenty four years
fer &c left the first companion Of his
poverty, Mrs. Catbarine Haley Singer,
le got divorce from her.
Singer led 6 fast life in these days, and
vas very frequently seen il ccDs paNy with
women whom Miss Sponsler's friends
we're Lot acquainted with. Seven months
fer ne WIS divorced Miss Sporsla- ria